Embley fails to live up to Wallace's billing in last year's Media Guardian 100 (he was 60th) partly because he is a relatively unknown entity, and partly because he is still new in the job. According to one of our panellists, Embley is "not the force that Wallace was". We shall see. Unlike Wallace, however, Embley oversees a seven-day news operation.

With a lower profile than his predecessors (especially Piers Morgan), Embley is an 18-year Trinity Mirror veteran. He began his career as a trainee reporter on local weekly, the Daventry Express, and was appointed editor of the People in 2008.

His ability to work on a shoestring budget – honed during his four years on the People – will surely serve him well in his new role.